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About Karl Van Maren

2024-2025 Ceremonials Director: Utah (until 03/18/2025)
2024-2025 Executive Secretary/Administrative Assistant: Utah (until 03/18/2025)

2023-2024 State Executive Secretary, Utah
2023-2024 State Ceremonials Director, Utah
2023-2024 Faithful Scribe, Assembly 2577
2023-2025 Recorder, Council 12181

2022-2023 State Executive Secretary, Utah
2022-2023 State Ceremonials Director, Utah
2022-2023 Faithful Scribe, Assembly 2577
2022-2023 Recorder, Council 12181
2022 Supreme Convention Associate Delegate (Nashville, TN)

2021-2022 Executive Secretary (Utah)
2021-2022 Ceremonials Director (Utah)
2021-2022 Newsletter/Bulletin Editor (State Update)
2021-2022 Assistant State Training Director
2021-2022 Online Membership Coordinator (Utah)
2021-2022 Faithful Scribe, Assembly 2577
2021-2022 Recorder, Council 12181

2020-2021 Executive Secretary (Utah)
2020-2021 Ceremonials Director
2020-2021 Newsletter/Bulletin Editor (October-June)

2019-2020 Executive Secretary (Utah)
2019-2020 Ceremonials Director
2018-2019 Executive Secretary (Utah)

2017-2018 Executive Secretary
2017-2018 “Utah Knight”-Yahoo
2016-2017 District Deputy, District #7 (6966, 13297, 13646)
2016-2017 “Utah Knight”-Yahoo
2015-2016 “Utah Knight”-Yahoo
2015-2016 Grand Knight, Council 12181
2014-2015 “Utah Knight”-Yahoo
2014-2015 Grand Knight, Council 12181
2013-2014 Executive Secretary
2013-2014 Asst. Membership Director
2013-2014 “Utah Knight”-Yahoo
2012-2013 “Utah Knight”/Yahoo Groups
2011-2012 District Deputy, District #2 (602, 5502, 6010, 14764, chartered 15418)
2011-2012 “Utah Knight”/ Yahoo Groups
2010-2011 Knight of the Year (Utah)
2009-2010 “Utah Knight”/ Yahoo Groups
2008-2009 Family Director, Utah
2007-2008 “Utah Knight”/ Yahoo Groups
2006-2007 “Utah Knight”/ Yahoo Group
2005-2006 Public Relations/Editor, UT Knight
2004-2005 Public Relations / “UTAH KNIGHT”
2003-2004 Editor, “Utah Knight”
2002-2003 Editor, “Utah Knight”

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Coming Events

Dec
14
Sun
All Day THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Dec
15
Mon
XXExploring the Roots of Catholicism in Italy
12-15-2025 - 12-23-2025
Vatican City, 00120, Vatican City
Join Father Gabriel Mosher, OP, KCHS on a Pilgrimage to Italy. 
https://trip.nativitypilgrimage.com/mosher-2025

Exploring the Roots of Catholicism in Italy

TRIP DATES: Dec 15 - 23 , 2025

TRIP COST: $5,799 based on Double occupancy

DEPARTURE CITY: Salt Lake City

ROME | FLORENCE | BOLOGNA | RAVENNA | SIENA | MONTEPULCIANO | OVRIETO


YOUR TRIP INCLUDES
 Round-Trip Airfare
 Airport taxes & fuel surcharges
 Land Transportation
 Hotel accommodations
 Daily Mass
 Breakfast & Dinner
 Medical Protection Plan
YOUR TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE
 Personal items & expenses
 Trip Cancellation Insurance
 Meals not mentioned in the program
 Tips for tour guides & drivers
Go to Event
12-15-2025 - 12-23-2025 Exploring the Roots of Catholicism in Italy
XXFr. Gabriel as he leads a pilgrimage to Dominican sites in Italy
12-15-2025 - 12-23-2025
Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

Exploring the Roots of Catholicism in Italy

TRIP DATES: Dec 15 - 23 , 2025

TRIP COST: $5,799 based on Double occupancy

DEPARTURE CITY: Salt Lake City

ROME | FLORENCE | BOLOGNA | RAVENNA | SIENA | MONTEPULCIANO | OVRIETO

YOUR TRIP INCLUDES
 Round-Trip Airfare
 Airport taxes & fuel surcharges
 Land Transportation
 Hotel accommodations
 Daily Mass
 Breakfast & Dinner
 Medical Protection Plan
YOUR TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE
 Personal items & expenses
 Trip Cancellation Insurance
 Meals not mentioned in the program
 Tips for tour guides & drivers
https://app.nativitypilgrimage.com/trip/?trip=94837&blm_aid=84169729
Go to Event
12-15-2025 - 12-23-2025 Fr. Gabriel as he leads a pilgrimage to Dominican sites in Italy
Dec
17
Wed
XXCouncil 11246 Breakfast Gathering
12-17-2025   8:30 am - 10:00 am
Amber Kay's Cafe, 1327 S Interstate Dr, Cedar City, UT 84720, USA
As a friendly reminder every Wednesday morning at 830 am we meet at Amber Kay's Cafe on the south side of town for breakfast. All are welcome. There is a location map in the events calendar you can access at the top of this email thru the events calendar link.
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8:30 am Council 11246 Breakfast Gathering
Dec
19
Fri
XXState Soccer Challenge Winners Due {Red}
12-19-2025   All Day Event

www.kofc.org/soccer
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All Day State Soccer Challenge Winners Due {Red}
Dec
20
Sat
XX777 Christmas Membership Drive
12-20-2025 - 12-21-2025
Saint Joseph Catholic High School, 1790 Lake St, Ogden, UT 84401, USA
Mass Times:
Saturday Dec 20 
5:30 PM Bilingual
Sunday Dec 21
8:30 AM and 11:30 Am English
10:00 AM Spanish
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12-20-2025 - 12-21-2025 777 Christmas Membership Drive
Dec
21
Sun
All Day FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Dec
22
Mon
XXFather McGivney's Ordination (1877)
12-22-2025   All Day Event

Father McGivney was ordained a priest on December 22, 1877, by Archbishop James Gibbons at the Baltimore Cathedral of the Assumption.
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Michael McGivney was ordained by Archbishop (later Cardinal) James Gibbons on Dec. 22, 1877, at the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. Just three days later, on Christmas Day, he celebrated his first public Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in Waterbury, Connecticut, with his widowed mother and siblings in attendance. This marked the beginning of his priestly journey — first as the curate (assistant) of St. Mary’s Church, the first Catholic parish of New Haven. You can learn more about his life as a parish priest here.
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December 22, 1877 – After completing four years of theological studies at St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, the nation’s first Catholic seminary, Michael Joseph McGivney is ordained to the sacred priesthood in the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The ordaining prelate was Archbishop (later Cardinal) James Gibbons of Baltimore.
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All Day Father McGivney's Ordination (1877)
Dec
24
Wed
XXChristmas Eve
12-24-2025   All Day Event

https://www.usccb.org/resources/liturgical-calendar-dioceses-united-states-america
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11/2025-11/2026 https://www.usccb.org/resources/2026cal.pdf
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HDO = Holy Day of Obligation (USA)
https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/canon-law/complementary-norms/canon-1246
In addition to Sunday, the days to be observed as holy days of obligation in the Latin Rite dioceses of the United States of America, in conformity with canon 1246, are as follows:
* January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
* Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter, the solemnity of the Ascension
* August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
* November 1, the solemnity of All Saints
* December 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
* December 25, the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Whenever January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, or November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated.
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All Day Christmas Eve

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